The film genre thriller is one that is very popular amongst writers and directors, and to make a perfect thriller, certain unwritten rules need to be followed. All thrillers have a protagonist, and an antagonist, but different directors may have different ideas of presenting the baddie. in most thrillers, the hero is left to battle to protagonist with less resources, money, and are often out numbered by the enemy. In thrillers, against all odds the protagonist ussually comes out on top after a build up events and tension. the protagonists in thrillers are often retired service men, or policemen, and occasionally just average joes. whilst the antagonist is a criminal mastermind usually trying to take over governments or rob banks. when thriller story lines are written, they are done in such a way that the audience feels that it is very realistic, and that in these situations they have the possibility to be the protagonist. Also, good thrillers will follow the enigma codes, these enigma codes help the audience to understand whats going on in the movie. These are:
- The hermeneutic code; hints are dropped to the audience of what might happen next, leaves the audience questioning the storyline, but these questions are left unanswered. this works as an element of suspense as the viewer is left desperate to know more, it works almost as a cliff hanger.
- The proairetic/Action code - this code contains the sequential elements of a film.
- The semantic code - when the aim of the movie has more than one meaning.
- The symbolic code - refers to the symbolism in the text. it stretches differences to present contrast and a larger meaning.
- Referential code - anything within the movie that refers to extra curricular knowledge in the text, bneing scientific or supernatural.
Also, thrillers will follow 'Binary Opposites' by Levi Strauss.
in the Binary Opposites, they are easy to spot in films, usually with films containing an antagonist and a protragonist.
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